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Pulling a vehicle while it's in gear is a totally different story. Also, as stated earlier, we had robots routinely pulling a truck, in neutral, at Cal Games, this year, as a side event. Very cool stuff. <edit> removed a little confusing word </edit> Last edited by FotoPlasma : 21-01-2003 at 16:05. |
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Ability to generate massive power
using all 3 of the motors provided in the last years kit it is possible to create 3 horsepower without tripping the breaker, geared right you would be able to pull quite a hefty load. Not to mention the drills are bigger this year.
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i think i'll believe that when i see it..sorry but that's just how i see it...
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And also, this is of the final results for the truck pull competition.
Both of the pictures are from the California Robot Games. |
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Are you kidding me? I want my 30 seconds back. |
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a lot of robots could pull trucks last year.... i know ours could.
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That is awesome.. I am impressed.. Of coarse, you heard it down the grapevine.. who knows how reliable it is..
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Who want to see truck pull at Cal Game this year again???
I want to see posts telling me you are interested! |
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I will bring my VW bug...bet it could be pulled in gear. Low compression VW engines!!!
And Ken, i woul love to see a truck push, because the robots are designed to push, not pull. They depend on traction, and the high mounting point of a rope lifts the bot when its under tension. |
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Unfortunately, because of different shapes and sizes of robots, this really wouldn't be possible. Some robots like WildStang are angled and won't get a solid mating surface. You could permit a team member to weigh the robot down like 93 did in their video. Either that or bring with a set of lead weights to standardize the weight of each robot. Personally, I prefer the letting the teams decide, because they know best how much traction their robot needs. More weight isn't always best, because then the more you have to accelerate. Also, I hope that's a manual VW and not an automatic. The torque converter might hinder things, as would the planetary transmission (as most automatics use these days). Challenge: The robot who starts the engine the fastest wins! The other option is to bring a full size weight lifting machine (those multi-function one's with the leg press). Connect the leg press to the robot. The cables on these usually come from a pulley that's positioned at ground level, so if anything the robots would have more traction. The robot that can "leg press" the most weight wins. Last edited by Jnadke : 30-04-2003 at 00:35. |
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Remember an idea for a traction measurement device? We can easily use something similar, by using a piece of wood with right angle support behind it, so the robot will always push against the wood against a straight surface, and the back of the wood will attach to the car some how. |
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